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Non-negative convergent series $a_n$ where $limsup na_n >0$

Mathematics Asked by akm on November 20, 2021

From Carothers, Chapter 1, Exercise 34:

Suppose that $a_n geq 0$ and $sum_{n=1}^infty a_n< infty$. Give an example showing that $limsup_{nto infty} n a_n > 0$ is possible.

Looking at the sequence $n a_n$, there is a subsequence $n_k a_{n_k}$ that either diverges or converges to some positive number, where $a_{n_k} to 0$ because the series itself converges. I tend to get stuck at this point; I know that $a_{n_k}$ must decrease slowly relative to $n_k$ but not so slow so that the series doesn’t converge. Does anyone have any tips?

One Answer

$a_n=frac 1 n $ when $n =m^{2}$ for some $m$ and $0$ otherwise.

Answered by Kavi Rama Murthy on November 20, 2021

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